Lu Gwei-djen | |
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魯桂珍 | |
Born | |
Died | November 28, 1991 | (aged 87)
Occupation(s) | Academic, Biochemist,[1] Historian of science and technology in China |
Spouse | Joseph Needham (m. 1989)[2] |
Lu Gwei-djen (Chinese: 魯桂珍; pinyin: Lǔ Guìzhēn; Wade–Giles: Lu Kui-chen; July 22, 1904 – November 28, 1991) was a Chinese biochemist and historian. She was an expert on the history of science and technology in China and a researcher of nutriology. She was an important researcher and co-author of the project Science and Civilisation in China led by Joseph Needham.